Pickleball

Weekday Morning Pickleball

Starting February 27, 2023

Weekday Morning Pickleball is a Monday through Friday, 7:00am-12:00pm program for both Papillion Landing Members and Drop-in Patrons.

Schedule and Facilities

• Monday through Friday, 7:00am-12:00pm in the Competitive Gym
• Courts 2 and 3 are used for this program, Court 1 is vacant for other patrons
• On no-school days, Court 3 will shutdown at 10:00am

Costs for Participation

• Free for members. Members must check-in at Front Desk
• Non-members will need to purchase a daily drop-in pass for the entire facility (Resident is $5 or $7/Non-Resident is $7 or $9)
• Anyone participating is allowed to utilize the entire facility that day (i.e. participants could play pickleball and then recover in the pool)

Program Play

• Courts 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B are used for this program
• Courts 2B, 3A and 3B are designated as ‘Recreation Courts’. Games should be played to 11 with no waitlist or 7 with players waiting. Win by 1 if playing to 11 or win by 2 if playing to 7. 
  • All players rotate out at end-of-game if four players or more are waiting
  • Players should wait at the court they want to play on
  • Players should place their paddle in the ‘paddle rack’ to ensure everyone is playing on a first-come, first-serve basis
• Court 2A is designated as the ‘Challenge Court’. Games should be played to 7 unless there are no players waiting. Win by 1 if playing to 11 or win by 2 if playing to 7.
  • Winners stay, losers rotate out
  • Winners must each pair up with one of the two incoming challengers
  • Winners cannot remain on the same team for consecutive games

Program Setup and Teardown

• The courts are set up by staff prior to 7:00am. This includes sweeping the court and providing any additional equipment
• Paddles and balls are stored at the front desk and available to all participants
• Court 3A and 3B are put away at 12:00pm. The nets on Courts 2A and 2B will remain available during the afternoon on a first come, first serve basis. This is currently referred to as ‘Pickleball Open Availability’
• Courts 3A and 3B are put away at 10:00am on no-school days
• Only staff are permissible in the Competition Gym Storage Room
• The blinds on the east side will be down to block the sun on Tuesday and Thursdays. The blinds will be up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
• Each court will have signage that dictates the rules of play and expectations for all participants on each individual court

Pickleball Open Availability

• Pickleball Open Availability is for members and drop-in patrons to utilize available pickleball courts on a first come, first serve basis
• Court space is shared with all other patrons and all other sports
• No guarantee of any pickleball availability outside of dedicated programming